Day 4 – Wet and Wild
Day 4 of the 2015 World Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina has been completed as the surrounding area has been inundated with thunderstorms and high winds since around midday. Silver fleet was sent out to a morning of cloudy skies and winds around 10 knots and building, shifting more and more East, then South East. […]
Top Country Contenders
The 2015 49er and 49er FX World Championships are very much underway and starting to reveal some coveted information regarding Olympic berths. For some countries vying for Olympic spots, the conditions just didn’t seem favorable and many were left just at the cusp of contention into the much sought after Gold fleet. Clean starts, varying […]
Day 2 – Conditions Variable
Buenos Aires, Argentina. Day two of the 2015 49er and 49er FX World Championship. Day one proved challenging for most teams out on the waters off San Isidro. Many sailors noted the brown tint to the water makes it extremely difficult to read wind patterns. Even though most sailors were able to train and compete […]
2015 Worlds Day 1: And So It Begins…
Buenos Aires, Argentina. The sun has risen and the men and women of the 49er and 49er FX fleets have begun the first day of the 2015 World Championship. The weather for day one presented an ENE early with a bit of hazy sunlight, and reasonably warm temperature of 26 degrees. Just hot enough to get the […]
Magic Marine Daily Show – Day1
We check in with local sailing legend Santiago Lange and 49er legend Nathan Outteridge on Day one of racing here at the 2015 49er World Championships.
2015 World Championship Regatta Preview
Regatta Preview: 2015 World Championship For some teams, the 2015 World Championship will be the biggest regatta of their careers to date. The championship is set to be sailed in the waters outside of Club Nautico in San Isidro, a province just north of Buenos Aires proper, setting the stage for this momentous occasion. Being […]
Man Meat of the 49er Class: You’ll Want to Eat them Right Up!
Buenos Aires, Argentina. A sexy scene of tango clubs, tasty parillos (some of the best steak houses you’ve ever stepped foot near), and of course the suave spanish speaking natives that will have you falling into their rolling “r’s” in no time. Some other pieces of meat that might get overlooked currently in Buenos Aires […]
World Sailors of the Year
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Gold Fleet Analytic Round Up-Day 3
The 2015 49er and 49erFX European Championships in Porto came to a close today with the Magic Marine Starting Competition and Seiko King of the Downwind for the 49ers. Yesterday’s winners in the 49erFX fleet was the pairing of Nielsen/Olsen (DEN 2) who came back with a set of impressive starts following a DSQ in the first race. Although they […]
Gold Fleet Analytic Round Up-Day 2
The 2015 49er and 49erFX European Championships in Porto continued on today with the Magic Marine Starting Competition and Seiko King and Queen of the Downwind. All 25 boats from each of the gold fleets were tracked with a chance to be crowned as they get off the water! Yesterday’s winners in the 49erFX fleet was a tie between Lutz/Beucke (GER 161) […]